Sports
Professional Sports
The new prototypical QB
He is either 6’1” and pretty fast, or he is 6’6”, built like a giant linebacker, and can barely run. He started off as a backup at a decent football school, but then transferred to a serious football program, where he was a walk-on who earned the starting gig the hard way. He is so […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Legitimize e-sports
Electronic Sports, or e-sports, is a growing industry that deserves to be recognized just like any other sport. What defines a sport? Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or a team competes against another or others for entertainment.” E-sports meet every criteria in that […]
Sports
Cez Says: Pay for likeness
California currently has a bill sitting on the governor’s desk that would allow college athletes to be paid for their “likeness,” but is facing a lawsuit from the NCAA. Currently, college athletes receive no monetary compensation for their commitment to athletics while college sports remain a massive source of income for the NCAA, the coaches, […]
Varsity Athletics
Men’s Soccer scores late overtime winner
A lively and lengthy game ended in a 1–0 victory for the Yellowjackets over the SUNY Geneseo Knights on Tuesday. The large and excitable crowd contrasted sharply with the pace of the match. Over the first 108 minutes of play there were many near misses, but not a single goal was scored. This did not […]
Obscure Sports
Marching band is too a sport
Marching band lies in the sweet spot where love of music and physical activity overlap. Marching band, despite (un)popular belief, is indeed a sport, requiring as much team coordination, technical skills/know-how, and endurance as any other school-funded group activity. While it may be the most esoteric form of physical activity known to man, for those […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: The governors of the NBA
The NBA recently moved away from the term “owner” in favor of “governor,” to refer to the person who holds a controlling stake in a franchise. While I can see why the language is a problem, the change in nomenclature is an overreaction. In a league where approximately three-fourths of the players are black, the […]
Varsity Athletics
Field hockey dominates in tragic overtime loss
An hour-long battle ended in an overtime loss for Yellowjackets field hockey. From the first whistle, UR Field Hockey kept the pressure on SUNY Cortland Red Dragons. The Yellowjackets took shot after shot, and turned every attempt at a counter-attack around instantly. Despite a 9–0 lead in shots, the Yellowjackets had nothing to show for […]
Varsity Athletics
Football begins with defeat but first-years promising
If you were on campus a couple weeks before classes started, you’d see what appeared to be hundreds of football players in the dining halls, dorms, and on the field. Turns out that estimation is actually accurate. With 48 new first-year players joining the University’s football program, the team surpassed 100 players in Head Coach […]
Sports
Cez Says: Show no mercy (rule)
The mercy rule detracts from learning the value of losing. It should never exist in professional sports, and certainly not in kids’ sports. The demoralizing feeling that you get after going down by a tremendous amount should be used as a lesson to develop your abilities instead of allowing a mercy rule to cut your […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Draft system provides stability in sports
American sports leagues have one major aspect significantly different than the rest of the world: the draft system. The draft allows the worst teams in the league to have the ability to get the top college or high school players. The idea behind this is that if the worst teams get the best young players, […]
